WHAT: On Wednesday, State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will host a free, public Zoom briefing for the California Legislature on climate restoration, a critical third pillar alongside climate mitigation and adaptation. Hear from expert speakers about what critical actions are needed to effectively combat climate change.
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Senator Dave Cortese joined community leaders in announcing $3 million in state funding for a mixed-use complex known as the Silicon Valley African American Cultural Center. The Center, which will be located at 2001 The Alameda, will include affordable homes, a health clinic, a performing arts theater, a museum, athletic facilities, and retail spaces.
Senator Cortese joined Santa Clara County Board President Susan Ellenberg and other County Supervisors on Tuesday in announcing a new Adult Residential Treatment Center at 650 South Bascom Avenue. The facility will feature 28 new beds offering behavioral health treatment for people as they transition from intensive care to independent living.
The California Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling, affirming that workers have the right to collectively sue their employers for labor law violations under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), rejecting a previous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the same matter.
State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Chair of the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, issued the following statement regarding this ruling:
Earlier this month, the State Senate passed Senator Dave Cortese’s SR-34, marking the state’s first Resolution to formally recognize humanity’s duty to future generations to restore a safe climate for long-term human survival. The landmark Resolution emphasizes the importance of climate restoration and calls upon the U.S.